Deadly Tempest
Commander 2021 140 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2021
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Cliff Childs
- Market price
- $0.96
What it does
Destroy all creatures. Each player loses life equal to the number of creatures they controlled that were destroyed this way.
When the winds blow out of the abyss, death is the only harvest.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Deadly Tempest was released in 2021 as part of the Commander 2021 expansion for Magic: The Gathering, specifically featured within the Silverquill Statement deck. The card is a sorcery that serves as a board wipe, incentivizing players by granting life for each creature destroyed. This design reflects the political and tactical nature of the Silverquill college from the Strixhaven: School of Mages setting, which emphasizes control and social manipulation through eloquence and harsh truth.
The card features illustration by artist Mathias Kollros, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. His approach here captures the chaotic and destructive nature of a localized magical storm, utilizing high-contrast lighting and sweeping motion lines to convey the sudden, overwhelming impact of the spell on the battlefield. Upon its release, it was well-received by the Commander community for its utility as a board clear that provides a safety net of life gain, making it a functional staple in black-aligned control decks.
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